I would recommend a second hand business Dell or Thinkpad with at least 16GB and a SSD. If you would rather buy new, think about USB ports --especially if you

I would recommend a second hand business Dell or Thinkpad with at least 16GB and a SSD. If you would rather buy new, think about USB ports --especially if you have an external keyboard. I have had less problems developing on Linux than other devs using Macs but if you also want to develop for IOS then a Mac is the only choice.